TUNDRA

Ja’Nisha BanksRonald Pannell

Location and Temperature

Arctic tundra is located in the northern hemisphere, extending south to the coniferous forests of the taiga

average winter temp is -34° C (-30° F), average summer temp is 3-12° C (37-54° F)

Soil and Season

permafrost The summer is brief  low precipitation (6 to 10inches a year)

Characteristics

Extremely cold climate coldest and the driest of all the biomes

on Earth Simple vegetation Short season of growth and reproduction Energy and nutrients in the form of dead

organic material

Adaptation

There are many features the animals have in the tundra

Use solar heating to stay warm

Competition

Male caribou have competition during mating season

Grizzly Bear and Polar Bear over territory

Biotic Factors

Arctic Fox Grizzly Bear Snowing Owl Polar Bear Cougar

Plants

Arctic moss Arctic Willow Caribou Moss Diamond – leaf Willow Labrador Tea

Human Impact/ Influence Conservation Efforts

Pollution from mining and drilling for oil polluted the air, lakes and rivers

building roads and towns Alaskan oil pipeline caused problems for

the caribou Canadian Tundra Conservation

Foundation's

Tourist Designation

Ice Hotel in Sweden

Interesting Facts In the summer months, the sun shines all the

time The only tree that grows in the tundra is

the dwarf willow tree. As the sea freezes, the salt rises to the

surface as crystals called ice flowers The word "tundra" means land of no trees Dust and grime make the ice darker, less

heat is reflected

Quiz

1.What the average temperature in winter?

2. During what season is their 24 hour of daylight?

3. What is the frozen layer under the soil? 4. Name something that humans are

doing that is harming the tundra? 5. What is a popular tourist designation?

Work Citied

http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/exhibits/biomes/tundra.php

http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/tundra.htm